12.04.07 Rep of the Quarter…NOT

I have been praying lately that the Lord would shine a light into the areas of my life that I need to work on. Well the light shined last week. At work the sales rep who does the best gets “rep of the quarter” (the quarter is a 3 month sales cycle that we go by) All quarter I was doing well and I was a shoe in for the award. I had won this award before and didnt even really care (or so I thought, you dont care about winning until you are losing). Well the numbers came out last Tuesday and some guy on my team won the award. I came in @ 127.07% and he came in @ 127.23% When I heard it I got mad. That award was MINE! There must be a mistake I was killing the numbers! I demand a recount! My Pride came out! I couldnt believe it. It ruined my whole morning. The pride of life was exposed. So I started asking myself questions about my pride:

• What hidden pride is there in me?

• What spiritual pride is in me?

• Whats the websters 1828 distionary Definition of pride?

PridePRIDE, n. 1. Inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one’s own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, accomplishments, rank or elevation in office, which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve, and often in contempt of others.

• Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt.
• Those that walk in pride he is able to abase. Dan 4.

2. That of which men are proud; that which excites boasting.

• I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. Zec 9. Zep 3.

Dealing with the hidden things in our life is hard. Thank you Lord for bringing the secret things out.

Psa 51:6 Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.